Saving American Hearts, Inc Blog

Do you know that there is an AHA BLS Advisor Card?The American Heart Association has created a BLS Advisor card for those people who can not physically do the hands on practice and testing in the Basi …

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Her heart stopped while training for the 2011 Chicago Marathon. She's running it this weekend Marla Sewall survived a cardiac arrest in her bathtub. (Photo by Ilona Serchenko)For Marla Sewall, regula …

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In young children, CPR with rescue breathing leads to better outcomes, CHOP study saysWhen a person goes into sudden cardiac arrest and collapses, someone may rush in to perform CPR in an effort to re …

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Woman says CPR training kicked in when she found her baby not breathingAngela Luneau says her 7-week-old baby suffered a heart attackLANSING, Kan. —A Lansing mother said she woke up at 4 a.m. to find …

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Mom uses CPR to save child’s life, doctors discover hole in heartI got trained in CPR because my job as a child care provider required it. But I never dreamed that the first time I actually used it wo …

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Greensburg, PA recognizes first responders who saved woman's lifeThe Irwin Council recognized paramedics Robert Gowans and Anna Audley, and EMTs Jordan Hirst and Ryan BrownGREENSBURG, Pa. — An Irwin w …

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